Fever Dream A Novel
Fever Dream A Novel by Samanta Schweblin is a reprint edition published by Penguin on March 6, 2018. This 192-page book presents a surreal narrative centered around Amanda, a young woman in a rural hospital, and a boy named David, who is not her child. Their intertwined stories explore themes of broken souls, family desperation, and the haunting effects of toxins, creating a vivid atmosphere that blurs the lines between reality and nightmare.
Readers will find an unsettling exploration of psychological horror as the narrative unfolds through Amanda and David’s perspectives. The book delves into the complexities of familial bonds and the impact of external forces on personal relationships. With its unique blend of fiction and psychological elements, Fever Dream invites readers to experience a haunting tale that resonates with themes of love and cautionary reflection.
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Experience the blazing, surreal sensation of a fever dream…
A young woman named Amanda lies dying in a rural hospital clinic. A boy named David sits beside her. She’s not his mother. He’s not her child. Together, they tell a haunting story of broken souls, toxins, and the power and desperation of family.
Fever Dream is a nightmare come to life, a ghost story for the real world, a love story and a cautionary tale. One of the freshest new voices to come out of the Spanish language and translated into English for the first time, Samanta Schweblin creates an aura of strange psychological menace and otherworldly reality in this absorbing, unsettling, taut novel.
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